12 better uses pie Recipes

prepared graham cracker crust, egg yolk, slightly beaten, granny smith apples (fresh, peeled , sliced apples), sugar, brown sugar , firmly packed, flour, salt, cinnamon, flour, sugar, brown sugar , firmly packed, margarine (you can use butter if you like but i like the topping better using )

butternut squash, cooked and well drained, brown sugar , unpacked, cornstarch, egg, beaten, evaporated milk, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, ground nutmeg, pie crusts

pack pumpkin (you can use canned but fresh is better ), apple butter, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground ginger (to taste), ground nutmeg, salt, eggs, lightly beaten, evaporated milk, pie crusts (2 if you want a top on it)

canned pumpkin, light soymilk , i use silk plain light, better n peanut butter spread, fat free egg substitute, bisquick reduced-fat baking mix, splenda granular, sugar substitute, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla extract

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice (if you like a very strong spice flavor then add in another pinch of pie spice), grated orange zest (can use more or less ), eggs, white sugar (can use a couple of tbsp more for a sweeter taste), pumpkin puree, melted butter (butter is better to use) or 3/4 cup margarine (butter is better to use), milk or 1/4 cup half-and-half cream, dark rum, raisins, butter, butter, rum, sugar, water

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

original recipe, boil a tender , nice piece of beef -- any piece that is clear from sinew and gristle; boil it till it is perfectly tender. when it is cold, chop it very fine, and be very careful to get out every particle of bone and gristle. the suet is sweeter and better to boil half an hour or more in the liquor the beef has been boiled in; but few people do this. pare, core, and chop the apples fine. if you use raisins, stone them. if you use currants, wash and dry them at the fire. two lb of beef, after it is chopped; three quarters of a lb of suet; 1 lb and a quarter of sugar; three lb of apples; two lb of currants, or raisins. put in a gill of brandy; lemon-brandy is better, if you have any prepared. make it quite moist with new cider. i should not think a quart would be too much; the more moist the better, if it does not spill out into the oven. a very little pepper. if you use corn meat, or tongue, for pies, it should be well soaked, and boiled very tender. if you use fresh beef, salt is necessary in the seasoning. 1 oz of cinnamon, 1 oz of cloves. two nutmegs add to the pleasantness of the flavor; and a bit of sweet butter put upon the top of each pie, makes them rich; but these are not necessary. baked three quarters of an hour. if your apples are rather sweet, grate in a whole lemon., modern adaptation, beef round or leftover roast, suet, apples, raisins or currants, white sugar, brown sugar, pepper, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, brandy, cider or apple juice, double recipe for pie crust, butter (optional)

unsalted butter (not margarine), brown sugar karo syrup, sugar, eggs, beaten, fresh lemon juice, pure mexican vanilla (you can use regular vanilla if you like, but mexican vanilla is the first secret), salt, chopped pecans (the fresher, the better), pie crust

flour, salt, baking powder, lard, you can use crisco , but the lard is better, egg, beaten, water, divided, tart apples, peeled, cored and cut into thicker slices, but not too thickes , then, brown sugar, butter

sweetened flaked coconut, divided, macaroons, crushed and mixed with, melted butter, heavy cream, divided, sugar , plus, sugar, instant vanilla pudding, cold milk (i use 2 cups to have it set up better), coconut extract, hot fudge